Child&#39;s swing



G. W. GARDNER.

CHILDS SWING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1920.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

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GEORGE w. GARDNER, or BRIDGEPORT, oormnorricu'r.

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- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Ma1', 1, 1921.

1 I Application filed November 18, 1920. Serial No. 424,867 8 To all whom it mag concern; j

Be it known that I, Gnonen W. GARDNER, a citizen of theUnited States, and resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Childrens Swings, of which the following is a specification. a 1

This invention has for its object to pro duce a comfortable swing for children which will be of simple, durable and economic construction, and will be provided with a novel and dependable front or closure member adapted to insure the safetly of a child occupying the swing, WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention comprises the construction, arrangement and combination of parts now to be fully described andv hereinafter. speci fically claimed. v r In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, the figure is a perspective view of the inproved swing.

Insaid figure, 1O denotes-the bottom or seat of the swing, 11 denotes side members, 12 the rear member, and 13the front member. These members are all separate and are held to each other by means of the suspending ropes, denotedby numeral 14. As will be understood, the bottom or seat is'provided adjacent each of its four corners with holes adapted to receive the lower ends of Y the suspending ropes, and said ends are tied in knots after being passed through said bottom or seat to holdthe same. This is common construction and requires no further description. The suspending ropes are also passed through extensions of the side, back and front members before being inserted through the holes of the bottom or seat. To this end, said back member is provided with extensions denotedby 15 adapted to receive the suspending ropes located at the rear of the swing, and the side members are provided with extensions 16 and 17 adapted to receive said rear ropes and the front ropes, respectively. It will be apparent that the extensions 16 are all located between extensions 15, so that the side members are confined by the back member. The front member is provided with extensions 18 adapted to receive one of the front supporting ropes of the swing, and the (BX-7 tensions last mentioned are spaced sufficient distance apart so that extensions 17 may be snugly arranged therebetween. The side,

back and front members do not rest directly against the bottom or seat of the swing,.hol;

low cylindrical members 19 through which the suspending ropes pass, supporting said members from said bottom or seat; The suspending ropes pass freely through all of the extensions, so that whenthe swing is hung up, as by means of hooks 20 carrying coil springs 21 attachedtocross bars 22 in the opposite ends of which the suspending v ropes are-secured, the hollow cylindrical members, side, back and front members are supported bythe ropes from the bottom or seat of the swing, and assume the positions in which they are shown in the drawing.

It will beapparent that one side of the front or closure member of the swing is pivoted to one ofthe front suspending ropes,

and that the said front member can be swung open as shown and is particularly supported upon and beneath extensions 17 of the adjacent side memben' As very clearly shown, I provide the front member with atray 23 which is rigidly attached to said front member in proper position to allow the tray tosupport either food or toys. I further provide said front member with extension 24 by means of which the same can be attached to the side member which is opposite the pivoted extensions of said front member. notched, as indicated by'numeral 25, to receive the front rope opposite the one upon which extensions 18 are pivoted. These extensions 24 are further provided with holding means including resilient metal clips 26 which extend rearwardly therefrom and have openings 27 adapted to engage pins 28 carried by the upper and lower portions, respectively, of said opposite side member.

29 denotes a head rest having holes in its opposite ends through which the rear suspending ropes are threaded and 30 denotes tubular members which receive said ropes and are located between the upper end of the back member of the swing and the head rest to space said head rest from said back Extensions 24 mentioned are each and to thus position the head rest at a higher made to engage the pins and that the hollow cylindrical members provide space between the front memberand a seat for passage of the childs legs. It is to be here remarked that the fastening means shown and de r .top of the front or closure member and the other is located at the bottom thereof. This arrangement provides for absolute stability of the front member and its tray, and makes it absolutely impossible for a child to release the closure member while occupying the chair. Should the upper spring clip be removed from its pin, the front or closure member would still be held by the bottom clip, and as soon as said top clip is released, the pin will readily, find the opening.

What I desire to claim is:

v 1. A childs swing comprising separate members including a seat, a back member, side members, a front member, hollow cylindrical members between sald seat and said other members mentioned, and suspension ropes extending freely through all of said members and engaging the seat,- and said front member being pivoted on one of said ropes and provided with notches adapted to receive another of said ropes, said front member further provided with resilient holding clips having openings, and one of said side members provided with fixed pins adapted to enter said openings.

2. A childs swing including a seat, hollow cylindrical members resting thereon, back, side and front members provided with extensions and supported from said hol- 10w cylindrical members, suspension ropes freely passing through all of said extensions and through said seat and hollow cylindrical members to hold all of the parts of said swing in fixed relation, and other extensions carried by said front member, said other extensions being located at the top and bottom respectively, of said front member and provided with rearwardly extending resilient holding clips having openings, and one of said side members carrying pins adapted to enter said openings to rigidly and detachably secure said front member to said last mentioned side member. 7

3. A childs swing including a seat, hollow cylindrical members resting thereon, back, side and front members provided with extensions and supported from said hollow cylindrical members, tubular members resting-upon the upper end of said back memher, a head rest located upon said tubular members, suspension ropes freely passing through said seat, cylindrical members, back, side and front members, tubular members and said headrest and adapted to hold all of the parts ofsaid swing in fixed relation, said front member being pivotally supported at one of its sides upon one of said suspension ropes and carrying at its other side a pair of resilient holding clips having openings, and pins protruding from the top and bottom of one ofsaid side members and adapted to enter said openings to secure- 

